Manbir Rai

{{short description|Nepali politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Manbir Rai

| native_name = मानबीर राई

| image =

| caption = Rai in 2022

| office = Minister of Defence of Nepal

| term_start = 15 July 2024

| term_end =

| president = Ram Chandra Poudel

| primeminister = KP Sharma Oli

| predecessor = Hari Prasad Upreti

| successor =

| office1 = Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha

| term_start1 = 26 December 2022

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Hem Kumar Rai

| successor1 =

| constituency1 = Solukhumbu 1

| party = CPN (UML)

| nationality = Nepali

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|07|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Solukhumbu District

| father=

| mother =

}}

Manbir Rai ({{Langx|ne|मानबीर राई}}) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He is currently serving as the Minister of Defence in the Government of Nepal.{{Cite web |title=Prime Minister Oli forms 22-member Cabinet |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2024/07/15/prime-minister-oli-forms-22-member-cabinet |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}{{Cite web |last=Republica |title=Here is the list of Oli-led Cabinet |url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/157380/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=My Republica |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=These are the 21 new ministers of the Oli-led government |url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2024/15/365561/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Khabarhub |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-15 |title=Newly appointed Prime Minster Oli forms 22-member cabinet - OnlineKhabar English News |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/newly-appointed-prime-minster-oli-forms-22-member-cabinet.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |language=en-GB}} Rai is also serving as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he won the election from Solukhumbu 1 (constituency).{{Cite web| title = Election Commission Nepal| accessdate = 2022-12-20| url = https://election.gov.np/admin/public//storage/HoR/Result/1_HOR_CANDIDATE_Final.xlsx}}